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gymnosophist

[Origin: 1400–50; late Middle English from Latin 'gymnosophistae', Indian ascetics from Greek 'gymnosophistaí', naked philosophers]

n.
One of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.

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